I tune the low E to a chromatic tuner and then try to get the rest right by ear...then test it against the tuner again to see how close I got...
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take a look at the video, really cool
What I would like to see is a strobe tuner made for pocket pc
I got a strobotron pick about 3 weeks ago. Mainly out of curiosity. It's kind of cool, and I found you can tune pretty accurately with it. It takes a little getting used to. It's basically a little piece of circuit board shaped like a pick with a red and green LED on it. And they flash out of phase with each other at whatever frequency you are tuning. It's got a tiny crystal and what I think is maybe some kind of FPGA, and a little microswitch you press to change to the next pitch. It's kind of odd since everything is exposed. It makes it look like some kind of homebuilt deviced except for the fact that the components are surface mounted.
Anyway, It pretty much works just like the video on the site shows. The cool thing is that you don't have to be able to hear the guitar or the tone the pick makes to tune it, because when you press the button to cycle the pitches it flashes a little code on the low E, D, and B so that you can tell what string it is set at even if you can't hear it.
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I use a chromatic tuner but not just any chromatic tuner.
When tuning my acoustic in a noisy situation I had dificulty with tuners that relied on sound so I bought the Intellitouch tuner by Onboard Research Corp.
It clips onto your headstock and senses vibration. pluck any string and it will tell you what note was played and wether it is too sharp or flat.
Works great and is not effected by ambient noise in the room.
We tested it out just for kicks and my friend was able to tune his fiddle with it.
I use a Chromatic, It useful for Nashville tuning.
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I prefer to stay out of tune. That way I can play Neil YOung songs better. :lol:
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I use a chromatic tuner, works great.
It clips onto your headstock and senses vibration. pluck any string and it will tell you what note was played and wether it is too sharp or flat.
Works great and is not effected by ambient noise in the room.
That sounds like a WAY cool tuner. Expensive?
ya! where can I get 1
